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[34] [35] [36] Shark teeth are embedded in the gums rather than directly affixed to the jaw as in some fish. [37] Shark teeth form within the jaw move outward in rows until they are eventually dislodged in a manner similar to a conveyor belt. [38] Their scales, called dermal denticles, and teeth are homologous organs. [39]
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The female is typically larger than the male by 10 cm (3.9 in). [5] [6] In the Gulf of Mexico in the 1950s, the mean weight of oceanic whitetip sharks was 86.4 kg (190 lb). In the 1990s, the sharks of the species from the same area averaged only 56.1 kg (124 lb). [11] The species is grey-bronze dorsally and white ventrally. [6]
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The top jaw has jagged, cusped teeth and the bottom jaw has comb-shaped teeth. Its single dorsal fin is set far back along the spine towards the caudal fin, and is behind the pelvic fins. In this shark the upper caudal fin is much longer than the lower, and is slightly notched near the tip. Like many sharks, this sevengill is counter-shaded.
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Otodus megalodon fossil shark jaw (reconstruction) (late Cenozoic) 2. A commonly referred to transition is the evolution of Isurus hastalis, the extinct giant mako, into the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias. There exist teeth that are believed to represent the transition between the two species.